GM says it has made a lot of progress in reducing fuel cell costs, dropping them by half in the last 12 months, and continues to push forward in this area. Larry Burns, GM's vice president for r&d and strategic planning, in an interview with Automobilwoche, believes fuel cells will be on the market in numbers in the coming decade. His estimate of the system is to have "a range of 300 miles, exhibit an impressive acceleration and last at least 150,000 miles."
He made a number of other interesting comments, suggesting 12,000 hydrogen stations would make it possible for customers in the 100 largest cities to find hydrogen within 1.25 miles. He also suggested that companies working together instead of everyone working on their own to develop a fuel cell system would make more sense and speed progress.
via Autoweek
